Name/Title
Pair of barrette clip-bodies (arched slotted bars, hinge pin/spring missing)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.116Description
Two handmade hair-barrette clip-bodies, seen here in profile as gently arched (bowed) bars, each an openwork rectangular frame divided lengthwise by parallel bars into two elongated slots. At each end the bar turns down into a small lug or foot: these are the mounting points for the clip's hinge pin and spring, which would have run between them and provided the gripping tension. The arched form is the sprung shape of the clip body. The metal hinge pin/spring are now missing from both, so neither functions as a barrette. One is finished in pale/sky blue, the other in cream/off-white. Both are worn, consistent with use and with handmade manufacture.Use
Used by MAría A. Cabrera Arús and María R. Cabrera Arús.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionMade/Created
Time Period
1980sPlace
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
Made by "Nando," a family friend of the donor who worked as a merolico (maker of small homemade goods).Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
María A. Cabrera ArúsNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
María R. Cabrera ArúsNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
production, useCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
December 18, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 4, 2026
